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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Overly Ambitious

Remember how I said we went fabric shopping last weekend? We visited Grey's Fabric, where I always get hypnotized by the pretty fabric and over-estimate my free time. I seriously over-loaded my sewing queue, so I decided to do a separate post so I can show you all the pretties. Now I just need to get my sewing machine serviced already so I can get started... My beloved machine is having some thread tension issues. Heartbreaking.

I bought the new Hawthorn dress pattern when it first came out, and then Ashley at Grey's Fabric suggested this pretty butterfly print. Now is when I confess I am completely intimidated by all the buttonholes. The fabric on the right, with its adorable mountains and roaming foxes, is for a surprise gift.

The golden fabric is going to become a Victoria Blazer by By Hand London, lined with the light gray cotton. I've always struggled to find blazers for my frame, so I might as well try making my own. The black tulip print fabric will be the sleeveless Datura blouse, with a solid black Peter Pan collar.

Now who wants to do my laundry and wash my dishes for the next month so I can make all this?

5 comments:

I don't even want to do my own laundry and dishes right now. Right now I'm working on baby booties. The sweater that I got the yarn from you to work on has been put on hold again, because I ran out of the main color. Thankfully the shop still had some from last year, and I put a skein on order this morning when I confirmed to my satisfaction that I was not going to get more than 16 rows done.

Your fabric choices were spot on. Hmm. You won't be upset if I copy your Datura, will you?? I made one in charmeuse that turned into a nightie top and I really need to do a real one in cotton. That black fabric would match many things... Oh and this is Sarah from the shop! Somehow I can only get my old google id on here.